Kaduna - Jos

On June 20, 1996 at 07:36 AM, Kaduna - Jos experienced a crash involving Gulfstream GII, operated by Namco, with the event recorded near Jos Plateau.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing an executive flight from Kaduna to Jos, carrying four crew members and eight passengers, among them Colonel Mohammed Wase. On approach to Jos Airport, the crew encountered limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions when the aircraft collided with a telecommunication antenna and crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 12 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VR-BLJ, MSN 40, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.0000°, 9.0500°.